HUSKER SOFTBALL: Anotha Weekend Sweep for the Skers: #7 Nebraska 12 – Wisconsin 2
The Huskers came into the day looking to get another weekend sweep and possibly get out of Madison early with their first run-rule win of the weekend. Their bats were not only alive, but they were making huge plays at all the right times too. They took advantage of bases’ loaded moments to extend the score and make sure they got that run-rule win.
The Husker bats went right to work with Ava Kuszak launching a 2 RBI home run, against her former team, and scoring Hannah Camenzind to put the Huskers up to a quick 2-0 lead. The Badgers came up to bat for the first time expecting to see Kylee Magee on the mound, but a last minute decision by Rhonda Revelle put Alexis Jensen out there instead for the 2nd straight day. We then saw a longish delay for the lines to be repainted on the mound and in the hitting box since it is pretty wet.
With Hannah Camenzind at 2nd, and 2 outs on the board, Alexis Jensen hit an RBI double in the top of the 3rd inning to put the Huskers up 3-0. Even though they had those 2 outs already, Kacie Hoffmann managed to hit an RBI single, to score Jensen, and extended the lead to 4. The Huskers kept the scoring going into the 4th as Hannah Camenzind managed to steal 2nd base while Jordy Frahm scored and made the score 5-0 Huskers.
When the Badgers got the chance at the plate in the bottom of the inning, they finally scored their 1st run of the weekend when Hilary Blomberg was walked. Sydney Spear was brought in to pinch run. Spear advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch and eventually scored on a fly out by Kendra Lewis.
The Huskers basically called game in the top of the 5th blowing the game wide open with no room for the Badgers to recover to try and extend the game. We saw a couple pinch runners for the Skers when Jensen hit a double, Kennedi Williams came in to run. Hoffmann was then walked and Katelyn Caneda came in to run for her.